2019年1月11日（金）

If its another car

Levandowski joined Uber after his stint at Google, where he shepherded the companys own self-driving car programme.The depositions were requested by Uber, which is being sued for alleged patent infringement and stealing trade secrets by Waymo, the self-driving project of Alphabet.Waymo filed a lawsuit against Uber earlier in 2017, alleging that the stolen information became the technological basis for Ubers self-driving cars.

Alphabets Chief Legal Officer and Senior Vice-President of Corporate Development, reported Fortune on Saturday. If sensors detect the vehicle is about to come into contact with another object they would change accordingly. Think of it like a metal beanbag that crumples to accommodate a new, unexpected passenger, The Verge report explained.San Francisco, Aug 14 (IANS) Googles Waymo has patented a technology that will make its self-driving cars soft on the outside if it comes across a situation where there is a possibility of an accident with a human.The company also alleged that Levandowski tried to remove traces of those actions by reformating his laptop.

If its another car, keep the outside stiff, if its a human, loosen up as appropriate.Last month, the legal tussle between ride-hailing company Uber and Googles parent company Alphabet escalated when the court allowed Uber to seek deposition of Alphabet CEO Larry Page for up to four hours.According to a report in The Verge on Sunday, Waymo an autonomous car development company spun out of Googles parent company Alphabet recently patented a car design in which the vehicle is held together internally with a number of tension members.Self-driving vehicles constantly communicate with one another to prevent crashes but this is the first time that an industry player came out with a solution to save pedestrians from accident.In a related case, Uber and Alphabet have locked horns with each other over latters accusation on the ride-hailing app of stealing its self-driving technology.According to the lawsuit, Anthony Levandowski, who earlier headed its self-driving car project, downloaded around 14,000 files from his company-issued computer containing trade secrets related to Waymos LIDAR technology, circuit board designs, and testing documentation. These members which Auto spare parts manufacturers could be cables, rods, or springs would slacken or tighten to adjust the cars external rigidity as needed, the report said.Waymo said that the end result would be a lighter impact for those hit by the car